Danny ' s CI had come through, they were racing through the streets towards the address just praying it was right and that jamie and Nicki were still alive.
Skidding to a halt out the front of the one story house. It's front not giving away any clue to what may be occuring inside. It was a nice house, pretty flowered boarders, well maintained.
Gun drawn danny and Jackie approached the front door. Back up was coming but he couldn't wait, his brothers life depended on it. Using his shoulder danny forced the door open, gun in front of him and Jackie close behind they stalked down the hallway. Checking the rooms to either side as the passed, it was then they heard the noise. Nicki screaming, grunts and laughter. Racing down the hall danny saw the basement stairs. Stepping down carefully he wasn't surprised their entrance through the front door had been missed. It was cold and enclosed down here. The bottom of the stairs came into view, Danny spied the open door. Still he could hear Nicki crying and the sound of flesh on flesh.
Someone had their back to the door, a light was on, more filming. Danny looked at Jackie, a deep breath and they burst through the door
"POLICE, EVERYBODY DOWN" At that the camera was dropped as Angelo spun around drawing his weapon BANG Jackie shot him square in the chest he was down. Danny scanned for jamie, his view blocked by Santino who went to pull his weapon BANG BANG BANG danny dropped him. Santino hit the floor eyes still open. It was then danny saw his brother, the life being strangled out of him by Marlon.
Jackie and danny stalked towards him, weapons trained on Marlon. Jamie was limp, suspended by the strap around his neck "LET HIM GO" Danny shouted. Marlon just laughed and went to pull tighter. Danny knew he had to take the shot, there was no choice. BANG BANG BANG
The first shot had gone clean through jamie shoulder striking Marlon in the upper thigh. He dropped the strap strangling the life from jamie and two more slugs hit him in the chest. He fell back landing at Nicki ' s feet. She screamed and scuttled back, justine next to her was frozen in shock.
Jackie was straight on her radio calling for a bus just as back up raced through the door. Danny ran to jamie's still form on the ground, praying he was alive. Turning his brother onto his back he reached for his neck and felt, there was a pulse there. It was slow and thready, but it was there. Looking up he saw Nicki being helped up by Jackie, uniformed officers had justine handcuffed. He ran up to her "Nicki, are you ok?" He said enveloping her in a hug "I'm fine uncle danny" Nicki looked round to where jamie was lying, paramedics were buzzing round him "Uncle Jamie? " She asked, tearful eyes turned up to Danny. Danny just hugged her tightly as he honestly didn't know.